L.MAA 515 - Ethical and Social Responsibilities of Data Analysis

Credits: 3

This course consists of two parts. In the first, relatively brief part, we examine the ethical principles and theories that are relevant to resolving any moral issue. In the second part, we apply these principles and theories to the key moral issues in business (with emphasis, where appropriate and relevant, on questions dealing with data/information acquisition, analysis, and application) by studying, discussing, and debating them, principally through a case-study approach. The focus of our attention is on the three basic kinds of moral relationships in business: a) between the firm and the employee; b) between the firm and other economic agents (i. e. , customers, competitors); and c) between the firm and various non-business groups (i. e. , the environment).

Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None